55 Responses to “How to take apart Dell Studio 1537”

Nice instruction. Though i have a question to ask. How to replace the touch pad of this Studio? I have Dell Studio and the Left button suddenly stopped working, right button is working fine and the touchpad itself… I re-factory install install it again and still not working. Any help? Thanks!

How to replace the touch pad of this Studio? I have Dell Studio and the Left button suddenly stopped working, right button is working fine and the touchpad itself… I re-factory install install it again and still not working. Any help?

Most likely this button is a part of the palmrest/touchpad assembly.
You’ll have to remove the palmrest assembly and take a closer look at the bottom.
Here’s Dell Studio 1535/1536/1537 Service Manual.
The manual explains how to remove the palmrest/touchpad assembly.

Verry nice tutorial, this is as good as they get.
The removal of the LCD is tricky, I fixed the video cable but broke the INTERTER or LCD flat cable, which resulted in buying a new LCD.
The trick as I recal is in carefully disconect two cables a large grey flat cable and a smaller one that can go unoticed that is in the middle of the screen.

i am in afgan and i dropped my Dell Sudio 1537 laptop were the power button connects. The 3 wires ( red, brown, black ) broke lose from the little board, can you tell me in what order the wires go on the board ?

How change inverter studio dell 1737 ? I have a problem with this inverter. Thanks for response.

The inverter board located inside the display panel but… in order to disassemble the display you’ll have to remove it from the laptop first.
The inverter board mounted below the LCD screen, take a look at this picture.
You’ll find step by step disassembly instructions for Dell Studio 1735/1737 here.

Thank’s for the great step by step tutorial. I have a Dell Studio 1537 video inverter question. My screen went black one day. After a few tests i realized my video inverter was broken. I just received a new one in the mail. For some reason I’m having a problem locking the cable inside the video inverter connection. After I insert the cable and lock it, i pull on the cable slightly to make sure it’s secure but it always comes out with ease. Is there a trick to this or am i just doing something wrong. Thank you for your help in advance.

daughter spilled tea on laptop. i immediately turned off,unplugged turned upside down and wiped it up as best i could. let it dry overnight and turned on this morning it turns on but stays on dell loading page. so the above instructions to take apart will work to clean the inside of it or would more disasembly be needed to clean it right?

Hi,
My CD DVD drive (this model) does not work. It ejects discs right away. I suspect that my toddler might have inserted something there, or it just needs cleaning. Could you, please, post how to get inside the slot drive? Thanks a lot!

Hi there, I have a query regarding the mouse pad on my dell studio laptop. I spilt a drink which seeped into the two buttons. I turned the laptop upside down and tried to remove the liquid with a pice of tissue as best I could but now both buttons at the bottom of the mouse pad do not work. Is there a way of removing the buttons or keyboard in order to clean the area and resolve the issue?

i have a laptop of dell studio 1537, the problem is that my LCD light get flickering when i open my laptop i have to see that i open at degree may be around at 30/40* then it get start for a while then again if i touch the screen again it goes off & turns black without changing the inner content then again i have to put in sleep mode then start at right angle so that it does not flicker & my screen don”t go off (black),so any one of you have a solution for this,instead of giving to the dell Tech…hopefully i think u might got the point what i mean too & secondly another problem is that my dvd/rw is not working properly if i insert disc then the disc get stuck in it & does not even read & eject it out….i m really in the mood to fix this problem plz anyone of u can help it out to me:)

hi i have same problem as this guy
i have a laptop of dell studio 1537, the problem is that my LCD light get flickering when i open my laptop i have to see that i open at degree may be around at 30/40* then it get start for a while then again if i touch the screen again it goes off & turns black without changing the inner content then again i have to put in sleep mode then start at right angle so that it does not flicker & my screen don”t go off (black),so any one of you have a solution for this,instead of giving to the dell Tech…hopefully i think u might got the point what i mean too & secondly another problem is that my dvd/rw is not working properly if i insert disc then the disc get stuck in it & does not even read & eject it out….i m really in the mood to fix this problem plz anyone of u can help it out to me:)
have we a solution

Just want to say that a couple of my keys stopped working on my Dell laptop. After uninstalling and reinstalling the keyboard driver I realized that maybe my keyboard was damaged. So I took the advice from this website. Ordered a new keyboard from Amazon.com, followed the instructions for removing the old keyboard and replacing it with the new keyboard. I am proud to say that everything is working again.

I have a Dell Studio 1550 and when I open the screen or while lifting when it tilts there is sound of tiny bits falling or sliding. Also when this happens there are tiny sparks and smoke coming from what i believe is a heatsink. Could you please tell me what could be the reason?

My laptop is no more under warranty.

Just wantd to let you knw of damage in the past –
Long time back the outer plastic on the hinge of the power button cracked (like in step 16 pic). For last 2 years there was no problem and I dont think it is the coz of the problem.

I have a Dell Studio 1550 and when I open the screen or while lifting when it tilts there is sound of tiny bits falling or sliding. Also when this happens there are tiny sparks and smoke coming from what i believe is a heatsink. Could you please tell me what could be the reason?

I have no idea. Maybe falling screws shorting the motherboard? Just a guess.

we have a dell studio 1550.
I have problems with the on /of switch.
Is it easy to be replaced? open complete laptop?
which dell part would it be?

The on/off switch located on the right side of the display panel. Correct?
In order to access the power switch board you’ll have to disassemble the display panel. After that take a closer look to find out which part is broken. Is it the power button itself or the plastic cover?
Here’s service manual for Dell Studio 1555. I hope it’s similar to 1550.
Click on the Power Button Board link to see how the on/off switch mounted inside the display.

i have a problem with pawer botton it disolded then now i dont know what the coorrect order
of the 3 wires and the left hand there is the wifi botton and i have the same problem
but there are 4 wires could you help me what is the correct order

i have a problem with pawer botton it disolded then now i dont know what the coorrect order
of the 3 wires and the left hand there is the wifi botton and i have the same problem
but there are 4 wires could you help me what is the correct order

I don’t have this laptop anymore and cannot tell you the order.
By the way, the power button/wireless button cable is relatively inexpensive.

My little cousin got a coin stuck in my cd slot of my 1537 and now my laptop has a virus, but when I try to put my reinstalling cd in it the slot ejects the cd because the coin is in there… How do u take aprlart the cd rom part

My little cousin got a coin stuck in my cd slot of my 1537 and now my laptop has a virus, but when I try to put my reinstalling cd in it the slot ejects the cd because the coin is in there… How do u take aprlart the cd rom part

Here’s official Dell Studio 1537 service manual.
The manual has instructions for removing the optical drive. I think you should be able to remove the coin if you remove the cover from the optical drive.

Hi,
Great instructions. My issue is that I have a faulty magnetic lid switch on my Dell Studio 1555 laptop. The switch gets stuck in the off position after the laptop is turned off. When I turn the laptop on, the screen usually won’t come on unless I hit the mouse pad area several times before turning it on.
Do you have instructions on how to replace the magnetic lid switch?

the battery on my studio will not charge (new charger and battery). it tells me it does not reconize
battery or charger although both are Dell. How do I get in to check problem.

If the laptop doesn’t charge a brand new battery with brand new AC adapter, most likely this is motherboard related failure. The battery charging circuit integrated into the motherboard and the battery connected directly to the motherboard. There is not much you can do about it besides replacing the entire motherboard.

Also, there is a chance of the DC jack failure. Maybe the jack is broken and has to be replaced.

Here’s Dell Studio 1537 service manual.
I don’t remember off the top of my head, but I believe you’ll have to disassemble the whole laptop in order to access the DC jack harness. The service manual has complete laptop disassembly instructions.
New DC jack is available on eBay.

Again. If the laptop doesn’t recognize the battery, most likely this is the motherboard related failure.

I have the same problem with the computer saying it doesn’t recognise the ac adapter. The computer works but won’t charge the battery. Previously If I moved the cable it would eventually charge the battery, but now that has even stopped working.

What colour wire on the power switch is responsible for charging the battery, I assume it has come lose? I managed to remove the tape covering all the wires from the power switch, but it was very hard to check if any had come loose. Please help. Roy please let me know how you got on.

I have the same problem with the computer saying it doesn’t recognise the ac adapter. The computer works but won’t charge the battery. Previously If I moved the cable it would eventually charge the battery, but now that has even stopped working.

This could be one of the following:
1. AC adapter failed. It’s possible there is a short somewhere inside the AC adapter cable and it’s not working because of that.
2. DC jack failed. Buy a new DC jack harness and replace it.

The screws on the cooling fan assembly are numbered. They indicate the proper order *when disassembling* (1 to 6), don’t they? And *when reassembling*, same order or reverse order (6 to 1)?

My 1537 is 3 and ½ years old. I will apply some new thermal paste on the CPU. Is it also recommended to replace the thermal pad on the GPU with a new one, or any other action I could take for an optimal cooling of the GPU?

Hello, I have a dell studio 1537. My problem is that it’s stuck on sleep mode. I turn it on and it sound like is on but the screen won’t turn on and it won’t boot. Also the lights that let you know it’s thinking (on the right hand side) don’t flash or anything… Please help me.

Hey,
Thanks for your post. It helped me lot. My Studio 1537 laptop was shutting down because of overheating. DELL guys says it will take 3-4 working to diagnose the problem.
I read your post and managed to clean the heatsink and problem resolved.
– Manish

I have a studio 1537. The screen functions properly but none of the keys on the keyboard respond. The two rectangular buttons below the space bar function properly. Basically, none of the keys on the keyboard are functioning. Could it be the ribbon cable connection? If it is how do I check it and if not what else could it be?

I have a studio 1537. The screen functions properly but none of the keys on the keyboard respond. The two rectangular buttons below the space bar function properly. Basically, none of the keys on the keyboard are functioning. Could it be the ribbon cable connection? If it is how do I check it and if not what else could it be?

First, try using the keyboard before Windows OS loads. Turn on the laptop and press of some of the functions keys (Esc, F1, F12) as soon as Dell logo appears on the screen. These keys should take you to BIOS setup menu, boot menu. Do they work?
Try reconnecting the keyboard cable as it shown in the step 15-20. Unplug the keyboard cable from the connector and plug it back in. Lock the cable and test the laptop. If the keyboard still doesn’t work, try replacing it with a new one.

@ sandeep,
Check out RAM modules and make sure they are seated correctly. Just in case, reseat both memory modules.
If reseating RAM doesn’t help, there is a chance you pulled the CPU out of the socket while removing the heat sink.
In this case, you’ll have to reseat the CPU. Remove the heat sink, unlock the CPU socket, reseat the CPU and test the laptop.

I have the Studio 1537 and when I try to turn it on it goes to the Dell logo screen, but I can hear my hard drive getting stuck and not booting up so it just goes to a black screen with a blinking cursor. I am pretty certain that I have to replace the hard drive, but am in Afghanistan and would like another opinion. Thanks

@ john,
If the hard drive failed you don’t have lots of options available.
First of all, if you have any important data saved on the hard drive you should remove it from the laptop.
Later, when you have time and resources you can try to recover data.

Here’s what you can do to make it work for now. You’ll need another working computer with an optical drive for that.
Download Ubuntu OS.
Burn this image on a DVD.
Boot your laptop from this DVD. Alternatively, you can install Ubuntu OS on a USB flash drive.
Ubuntu OS offers LAN and Wi-Fi support, internet browser, music player, video player, etc…

Without removing failed HDD from the laptop it might not boot properly from USB flash drive or DVD.

i have a studio 1537. when i press the power on button display will not be on. i attached the additional monitor to the laptop, it shows no signal. i think display ic complaint. cpu is working. how to find out the problem and how to solve the problem. please help me.